A CBS News correspondent accused Bari Weiss, the outlet's editor-in-chief, of pulling a "60 Minutes" segment on El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison for "political" reasons.

A CBS News spokesperson said in an email that the segment "needed additional reporting."

Backlash after broadcaster announces the program, which was due to air on Sunday night, ‘needs additional reporting’

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A CBS News correspondent accused Bari Weiss, the outlet's editor-in-chief, of pulling a "60 Minutes" segment on El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison for "political" reasons.

Her decision to hold the piece caused uproar internally, with at least one correspondent arguing the call was politically motivated.

The move has sparked upheaval inside the network.

Watch the leaked video of a "60 Minutes" segment about an El Salvador prison blocked by CBS News' editor-in-chief.

"This is what happens when network owners are beholden to an administration for their business transactions."

Segment that Bari Weiss had removed provides in-depth look at the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo prison

The correspondent behind the story says it was postponed for political reasons, while network says it needs more work.

Weiss ought to cut her losses, green-light the piece, and try to start acting like an editor – not like a cog in the machine of authoritarian politics and oligarchy

Die neue Chefredakteurin von CBS News, Bari Weiss, zieht eine Reportage über die Haftanstalt in El Salvador, in die aus den USA deportierte Venezolaner gesteckt wurden, zurück.…